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B-416277,B-416277.2 1 (2018-07-27)

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G&O U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
441 G St. N.W.                                                  Comptroller General
Washington, DC 20548                                             of the United States
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                                             DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
                                           The decision issued on the date below was subject to
Decision                                   a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has
                                           been approved for public release.


Matter of:   United Valve Company

File:        B-416277; B-416277.2

Date:        July 27, 2018

David T. Ralston Jr., Esq., Frank S. Murray, Esq., Micah T. Zomer, Esq., and Krista A.
Nunez, Esq., Foley & Lardner LP, for the protester.
Niketa Wharton, Esq., Defense Logistics Agency, for the agency.
Lois Hanshaw, Esq., and Christina Sklarew, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

Protest that agency failed to determine the identity of the entity selected for award is
sustained where the solicitation required that award of a source-control item contract be
made to an approved source identified in the solicitation by a specific commercial and
government entity (CAGE) code, and the agency made award to an entity that identified
itself by a different CAGE code.
DECISION

United Valve Company (United) of El Segundo, California, protests the award of a
contract to Logistical Support, LLC (LSL), of Chatsworth, California, under request for
proposals (RFP) No. SPE4A7-17-R-1 321, issued by the Defense Logistics Agency
(DLA), for stability damper assemblies (damper assemblies) for use on the UH-1
helicopter. United contends that the award was improper because the entity receiving
award does not appear to be an approved source as required by the solicitation.

We sustain the protest.

BACKGROUND

Issued on September 18, 2017, the RFP sought offers to deliver indefinite quantities of
damper assemblies, identified by National Stock Number (NSN) 1615-00-463-7088,
within 330 days of the receipt of offer. Agency Report, (AR), Tab 1, RFP at 1-2. The

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